South Pinellas Times

There were 3,727 Asian students enrolled in Pinellas County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 3.2% decrease from the 3,849 Asian students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Pinellas County welcomed a total of 93,702 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 4% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 151 schools in Pinellas County, Dixie M. Hollins High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 186 students, making up 10.2% of the school's total student body.

In 2022, Florida had more than 2.8 million students enrolled in its 4,202 schools. There were 163,558 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 17 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.

Private school enrollment increased by more than 51,000 students in the 2021-22 school year, which was a notable rebound after the pandemic. In total, there were 416,084 students enrolled, marking the highest enrollment in private schools reported by the Florida Department of Education in 30 years.

According to WalletHub's analysis, Florida is ranked ninth out of 50 states in terms of its public school quality and safety.

School name	% of Asian Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Palm Harbor University High School	5.2	2,474
East Lake High School	4.2	2,286
Largo High School	7.3	2,055
Pinellas Park High School	6.8	1,919
Dixie M. Hollins High School	10.2	1,822
Countryside High School	2.5	1,741
Northeast High School	6.8	1,736
St. Petersburg High School	9.6	1,723
Osceola Fundamental High School	5.4	1,715
Clearwater High School	0.7	1,664
Seminole High School	1.4	1,546
Boca Ciega High School	3.3	1,423
Madeira Beach Fundamental K-8	3	1,343
Dunedin High School	0.8	1,203
Pinellas Park Middle School	12.3	1,126
Joseph L. Carwise Middle School	2.8	1,098
Palm Harbor Middle School	1.2	1,080
Fitzgerald Middle School	7.4	1,033
Osceola Middle School	3.9	1,009
Lakewood High School	1.3	915
Dunedin Highland Middle School	4.9	899
Thurgood Marshall Fundamental	2.9	888
Largo Middle School	1.1	882
Tyrone Middle School	8.4	847
Meadowlawn Middle School	4.7	832
Pinellas Preparatory Academy	4.4	794
Starkey Elementary School	1.8	657
Plato Academy Clearwater	1.6	630
New Heights Elementary School	5.9	615
Skyview Elementary School	3.7	595
Ridgecrest Elementary School	1.7	574
Plato Academy Pinellas Park Charter School	3.6	562
Westgate Elementary School	1.8	541
Blanton Elementary School	5	500
Pinellas Central Elementary School	3	498
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Elementary School	2.2	460
Pinellas Park Elementary School	2.2	452
St. Petersburg Collegiate High School	15	234